第6章 北米の燃料電池市場 - 国別

第7章 北米の燃料電池市場 - 方式・技術別

第8章 北米の燃料電池市場 - 燃料別

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水素

天然ガス、メタン

メタノール

嫌気消化ガス

第9章 競合環境

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北米燃料電池市場における成長戦略

北米燃料電池市場でもっとも活気ある企業

協定、協力、提携関係

新製品発売

投資、事業拡張、その他の展開

M&A

第10章 企業プロフィール（概要、財務、製品・サービス、戦略、事業展開）

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Product Code: EP 2066

Fuel cells convert chemical energy into electrical energy through
electromechanical reaction, like a battery; the only difference is that the
fuel is supplied from outside; thereby making the fuel cell feel like an
engine converting fuel into electricity without burning it. Fuel cells are of
different types such as proton exchange membrane (PEM), solid oxide fuel cell
(SOFC), molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) and many more differentiated ones
based on the components used and type of reaction taking place within the
cell. They can use variety of fuels such as hydrogen, methanol, biogas,
natural gas, and hydrocarbons. When working with hydrogen, fuel cell generates
water as outcome and gives electricity with zero emission. The fuel cells are
gaining importance as the demand for clean energy is increasing and due to
continuous depletion of oil and gas reserves. Furthermore, the focus is
shifting towards renewable energy generation which is backed by governments
and companies in North America.

The North American fuel cell market is segmented firstly on the basis of its
applications such as portable, transportation and stationary applications.
Secondly, it is segmented on the basis of technology such as Polymer/Proton
Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell, Direct Methanol Fuel Cell, Phosphoric Acid
Fuel Cell, Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell and others. The
market is also segmented according to primary fuel sources such as Hydrogen,
Natural Gas/ Methane, Methanol, and Anaerobic Digester Gas. Lastly, the market
is segmented on the basis of countries such U.S. and Canada. Each country has
been analyzed with respect to its market trends, growth, and future
prospective of the fuel cell market. The data has been analyzed over a period
of 2011 to 2018. The quantitative data regarding all the above segmentation is
given in value ($million).

The North American fuel cell market revenue is estimated to reach $667.7
million by 2018. The unit shipments of fuel cells will increase from XX units
in 2012 to XX units by 2018. Major factors responsible for the growth of fuel
cell market include the ability of fuel cells in stationary, portable and
transportation applications as a source of off grid power source, zero
emission and clean energy source and continuous depletion of existing oil
reserves makes. The key concerns in the industry pertain to the high cost of
catalyst, commercialization of fuel cells and establishment of fuel cell
infrastructure.

The report classifies and defines the revenue for fuel cell industry. It
covers qualitative data about the fuel cell technologies used in various
applications. The report also provides a comprehensive review of major market
drivers, restraints, opportunities, winning imperatives, and key burning
issues in the fuel cell market. Key players in the industry are profiled in
detail with their recent developments. Some of these include Ballard (Canada),
Plug Power (U.S.), FuelCell Energy (U.S.), Oorja Fuel Cells (U.S.), and
Hydrogenics (U.S.) manufacturing fuel cells for various applications.

Fuel cell is a fast growing technology with benefits over batteries in terms
of quantity of energy stored. In portable applications, fuel cells can be used
for devices such as mobile, laptop, camera, etc. These also make good
replacements for batteries used in military applications. Fuel cells offer
more energy density, an average of 400% more than batteries, which mean higher
energy in the same weight. Commercial launch of portable electronic fuel cell
chargers will increase the unit shipments of portable fuel cells.

SCOPE OF THE REPORT

The North American fuel cell market is analyzed in terms of revenue ($million)
for the aforesaid applications, technologies, and fuels by regions.